Looking Good, Feeling Great - Weight loss and body shape

At risk of asking a stupid question...for those of you who are further along in your weight loss journeys, have you found that your body shape/weight distribution has changed as you've lost the weight?

I definitely don't like the size I am right now, but I DO love my curves- I've always been a curvy girl, and it's not really something I ever want to lose. I guess I'm just scared that I'll get down to my goal weight and be left looking something like a teenage boy. :lol:

Definitely not a stupid question! I've been thinking about it this recently, actually. When I first started losing weight, it seems like it was only coming off of some parts of me and not so much from others... but that was only what I saw in the mirror.

The other night, I saw a full body picture of myself from before I lost weight, and it seems like I'm just a smaller-all-over version of what I looked like before. My body has turned from looking like a hourglass-esque blob to more of a pear-shape, which is something I definitely wasn't expecting.. but I haven't really seen an enormous change in my body shape, just its size. :)

Everyone's different, though. The good thing about losing weight is that it generally happens pretty slowly, so you can get a chance to get used to your 'intermediate' bodies and, if you decide you like your shape before you get to your goal, you can just exercise/eat to maintain that. :)

Good luck, and congrats on how far you've come so far!

I actually just made a post about this on my blog (http://braslessinbrasil.blogspot.com/2011/10/body-shape-and-weight-loss.html) today, great minds thing alike, right? ;)

Basically the gist of it is that I found that I went from a banana shape to a, well, sort of hourglass shape (both my bust/hips have are 9"+ larger than my waist BUT my bust is significantly larger than my hips). When I was at my high weight I really had fairly similar measurements in terms of bust/waist/height. There's also an interesting blog here (http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/curvy-does-not-mean-plus-sized/) about how women tend to be curvier at low weights rather than at higher weights (obviously NOT a rule for everyone, there will always be exceptions!!!).

My shape changed completely. I was very curvy too and I always dressed to embrace my pear-shaped figure. As I began to lose weight I lost from my hips first and therefore changed to an hourglass shape.

Now I'm sort of an inverted pear I guess? I've only lost 4" on my bust overall but many inches on my hips and waist.

I took measurements today, and I'm 40-29-37. Not sure what "shape" I fit into at the moment.

I took measurements today, and I'm 40-29-37. Not sure what "shape" I fit into at the moment.

I'm not sure what that shape is called either but that's pretty much mine except you're smaller (my measurements are 44-32-41). Maybe we could call a top heavy hourglass. ;)

Sounds like an hourglass with most of the sand in the top :P

Thanks for the blog links, runningfromfat! Your progress pictures look great, by the way, and you're right--definitely curvier! That gives me hope, haha.

Sounds like an hourglass with most of the sand in the top :P

Thanks for the blog links, runningfromfat! Your progress pictures look great, by the way, and you're right--definitely curvier! That gives me hope, haha.

Thanks! Glad I could help. :D

Lol. Right now I guess I'm a bottom heavy hourglass? My measurements from a few weeks ago were 47-36-53. I've got a huge butt but I've also got a pretty sizable chest. I'm hoping I can stay an hourglass. I naturally have always had a small waist. I just need the weight to come off everywhere else.

I always thought I was an hourglass, but after losing 13 lbs I have learned I am definitely a pear. A lot of it all came from the top! ^_^

As far as losing curves, you probably won't. Weight tends to come off mostly proportionally, so you will end up looking like a smaller version of yourself now.

And the ONLY upside to how slow weight loss happens is that you never end up with a situation where you wake up in the morning and have lost all your curves ;). Rather, if you see a part of you shrinking that you don't want to, perhaps it's time to just switch over to maintenance and declare yourself at goal.

I haven't lost a lot yet but my body has changed quite a bit. I've always been curvy too but at 239lbs (46-45-46!!!) I was more apple shape totally round and carried alot of weight in my middle area.

I know my true shape is hourglass (when I was smaller my measurements were 36-26-36), and since losing 5 inches around my tummy I can see my curves again, and a much more defined waist. My measurements now are (42-39-42)

I think your body will stay the same, your curves will still be there and you'll just be a smaller version of yourself now. :)